Palin faces an experienced Washington hand in Senator Biden, but the Delaware lawmaker is prone to verbal gaffes (mistakes).

佩林将迎战经验丰富的华盛顿老手拜登参议员，不过这位来自德拉瓦州的参议员也经常口误失言。

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Mori has not helped himself either with his repeated verbal gaffes harking back to Japan's fascist past.

CNN: Not so Fresh Polls

Even after his many verbal gaffes, Allen had recovered and climbed to a ten-point poll lead over Jim Webb.

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This was years before Italians re-elected Mr Berlusconi, despite his occasional verbal gaffes.

BBC: Berlusconi: Man of many parts